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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1880
Page
2
A garbled OCR style passage discusses third terms, prejudice, Grant and Blaine, with mentions of Sherman and Tilden. It references historical figures in a debate about presidential power, popularity, and legitimacy amid noisy, unclear phrasing.
Fragmented report traces Senate discussion on the erec tion of a for the use and post office at Pittsburgh, with Kellogg Spofford resolutions, and speeches by Beyard and others on military affairs and pensions. House action includes additions to agriculture and public building funding.
The Astronomer Royal informs Washington astronomers that a comet has been seen from Cape Town observatory in South Africa. The note raises whether this is the anticipated great comet reported from various Atlantic regions.
The secretary of state issues a 52 page pamphlet detailing poorhouse statistics. In 1879 seventy seven counties report 53 with poorhouses and county farms, 7,808 inmates, and an average of 1,975. The male to female distribution shifts with more male paupers than 1878, while infant and birth figures change. Overall spending falls to 647,305 with per pauper cost around 20.72 and farm value rising to 707,771 as four year totals average near 6,606 inmates yearly.
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